Product ID:ALPHA-BROMO-2,3,4,5,6,PENTAFLUOROTOLENE, 99
MSDS Date:10/23/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N016464
MSDS Number: BKRXN

Emergency Phone: 414-273-3850

Info Phone: 414-273-3850

Cage: 60928

Telephone: 414-273-3850

Cage: 60928

ALPH-BROMO-2,3,4,5,6,-PENTAFLUOROTOLUENE

CAS: 1765-40-8

Fraction By Weight: 99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL/INGEST:HARMFUL, CAUSES BURNS.
MATL EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER
RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. DEPENDING ON INTENSITY & DURATION OF EXP,
EFTS MAY VARY FROM MILD IRRIT TO SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE.
SYMP OF EXP MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING. INHAL: MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF
SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONAR Y EDEMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS WITH FINGERS.
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AI R. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O*2/ART RESP). CALL MD. DISCARD
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY .

Flash Point:181F,83C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
POLYMER FOAM. DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER HYDROLYZES MATERIAL LIBERATING
ACIDIC GAS WHICH IN CONTACT WITH METAL SURFACES CAN GENERATE
FLAMMABLE AND OR EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS
AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP,
KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENT AREA
AND WASH SPILL SITE AFT ER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
HEAT AND OPEN FLAME. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:LACHRYMATOR. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (SEE SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT: MAY ADD FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD TO GOGGLES .

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:345F,174C
Spec Gravity:1.728
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

BASES, AMINES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, MOISTURE, ALCOHOLS, CORRODES STEEL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE GAS, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A
CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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